Leaks and whistleblowers

As a vast NSA phone data collection program has been leaked, let's look back major leaks and whistle blowers.

June 10, 2013 10:00 AM

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'Deep Throat'

Decades after the Watergate scandal claimed Nixon's presidency, Mark Felt was revealed as Woodward and Bernstein's confidential source, "Deep Throat." Felt, a former associated director of the FBI has supplied the Washington Post reporters with enough insider information to eventually take down the president for his role in the cover-up surrounding the Watergate burglary. less

Decades after the Watergate scandal claimed Nixon's presidency, Mark Felt was revealed as Woodward and Bernstein's confidential source, "Deep Throat." Felt, a former associated director of the FBI has supplied ... more

Daniel Ellsberg was a military analyst working for the RAND Corporation in 1971 when he provided the New York Times with a series of documents known as the Pentagon Papers. The Times wrote that the papers "demonstrated, among other things, that the Lyndon Baines Johnson Administration had systematically lied, not only to the public but also to Congress, about a subject of transcendent national interest and significance" less

Daniel Ellsberg was a military analyst working for the RAND Corporation in 1971 when he provided the New York Times with a series of documents known as the Pentagon Papers. The Times wrote that the papers ... more

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Daniel Ellsberg was a military analyst working for the RAND... Photo-4763915.64229 - Beaumont Enterprise

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Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment

In 1966 Peter Buxton blew the whistle on the U.S. Public Health Service's Tuskegee Experiment, in which poor rural black men in Alabama were not told they had acquired syphilis (which they had previously contracted) as part of an experiment to learn about the long-term affects of untreated syphilis. less

In 1966 Peter Buxton blew the whistle on the U.S. Public Health Service's Tuskegee Experiment, in which poor rural black men in Alabama were not told they had acquired syphilis (which they had previously ... more

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In 1966 Peter Buxton blew the whistle on the U.S. Public Health... Photo-4763914.64229 - Beaumont Enterprise

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Whistle blower protections

Ernest Fitzgerald, right, was a management systems deputy, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Financial Management and Comptroller when he disclosed a series of hidden cost overruns in the development of the C-5 Galaxy transport plane. Fitzgerald was fired in 1973 by President Nixon, but later fought to get his job back.

Fitzgerald became a poster boy for whistle blowers and his efforts help lead to federal whistle blower protections. less

Ernest Fitzgerald, right, was a management systems deputy, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Financial Management and Comptroller when he disclosed a series of hidden cost overruns in the ... more

Former CFO Douglas D. Keeth filed suit against his employer, United Technologies Corporation, for inflating billing to the government for helicopter contracts. The aircraft maker reportedly offered Keeth $1 million to keep quiet, but he wouldn't and eventually claimed $22.5 million in reward money after United Technologies was forced to pay back the government $150 million in 1994. less

Former CFO Douglas D. Keeth filed suit against his employer, United Technologies Corporation, for inflating billing to the government for helicopter contracts. The aircraft maker reportedly offered Keeth $1 ... more

Harry Markopolos alerted the Securities and Exchange Commission that Bernie Madoff's investments were likely a Ponzi scheme in 2000, but it wasn't until eight years later that the scheme came to light, after many investors lost their personal fortunes. less

Harry Markopolos alerted the Securities and Exchange Commission that Bernie Madoff's investments were likely a Ponzi scheme in 2000, but it wasn't until eight years later that the scheme came to light, after ... more

Linda Tripp secretly recorded conversations with former White House intern Monica Lewinsky detailing her relationship with President Bill Clinton. Tripp was vilified by the media, but escaped wire tapping charges be handing the tapes over to Ken Starr in 1998. less

Linda Tripp secretly recorded conversations with former White House intern Monica Lewinsky detailing her relationship with President Bill Clinton. Tripp was vilified by the media, but escaped wire tapping ... more